victims families? very well put. i think it is relief and closure for the families. people really carry this around with them legitimately for years and years. they want to be heard in an open forum. they want to be able to address the judge and the reality is that as i said earlier, courts always, historically, can take into account this type of information but look. there s an argument that says, look. they were found not guilty. but the fact of the matter is that i think that, you know, the prosecutors are kind of pushing the envelope but they re working with their own victims and these victims feel strongly. arthel: and how much do you think sympathy for the victims family will weigh on the judge s decision to allow or deny the family impact statement? i don t think federal judges have that much sympathy for anybody for defendants or for victims. i don t know that that s going to weigh in on them. i think they re going to look at the law as it exists and doug was right, there
an ex-boyfriend and a friend testify on her behalf. shep? shepard: it s a tall hill to climb here if you are jodi arias. yeah. the big three things going against jodi arias one is the prosecution is allowed to use that interview she gave to our fox affiliate in phoenix saying that she wants to die. two, the jury has already agreed that there were aggravating circumstances the murder was heinous, depraved and cruel, so that lowers the burden. the family impact statement you talked about shep very emotional, very powerful. here is travis alexander s brother with listen. travis used to write out his day on flash card. the last one he wrote said to call steve. i never got that call. the court adjourned early today. there is no court tomorrow. jodi arias could take the stand on monday. this thing could have a verdict some time early next week shep?